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jop-topic-selection
Use when deciding whether a political-science project fits The Journal of Politics (JOP) and which category to target. JOP is a general-interest journal across all subfields that prizes theoretical innovation and methodological diversity, and it counts pages (Research Article <= 35, Short Article <= 10), not words. Helps frame the question and pick the category; it does not collect data.
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# Topic Selection & Fit (jop-topic-selection)
JOP is a **general-interest** journal across the whole discipline, but its bar is **theoretical
innovation + methodological diversity**, not subfield novelty alone. Use this skill to pressure-test
fit — and to decide between a **Research Article** and a **Short Article** under JOP's **page budget**.
## When to trigger
- Choosing among possible projects or framings for a JOP submission
- A colleague said the paper feels "too incremental" or "of interest only to specialists"
- Deciding between a **Research Article** (≤ 35 pp) and a **Short Article** (≤ 10 pp)
- Unsure whether the contribution is sharp enough to land within JOP's page limits
## The JOP fit test